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TAXATION AED VALUES IN SOUTHERN
AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.


The statistical reports Of taxable wealth
and of population, that are to besubmitted
to the Legislature by the State Board of
Equalization, are full Of suggestion, and
the comparative exhibits and the deduc-
tions to be drawn from them are highly
instructive. All statistics have chiefest
value in the comparisons suggested and
justified.
From the exhibits referred to, for in
stance, we ascertain that the total assessed
value of all property in California is, for
the year 1886, 1916, 446,7O0. The segre-
CATION of this total is thus made: Real
estate and improvements, $609,917, 977
personal property, $15l, 1887 railroads
assessed by the State Board of Equaliza-
ton, S48,O51, 1O0 all other property,
s6,6S0,58 Now, the relation of these
values to the classification of sections in
the State develops some interesting facts.
Thus, let US take the forty-four counties
of Central and Northern California, en-
bracing, say 100000 square miles, as
against $1,000 square miles-or nearly
two-ffths-of territory in the eight south
ern counties proper-Inyo, Los Angeles,
Mono, San Bernardino, San Diego, San
Luis OBispo Santa Barbara and Ventura,
We find-that the former represent in as
sessed values 1923, 4O94, while the latter
represent S92, 652, 500. The State tax rate is
the same throughout, but the average
county tax rate in the frst-or central
and northern group, and in which we have
included Kern, though properly southern
county-is 0.92, plus while in the southern
group it is 099, The local tax rate,
therefore, is nearly O7 higher in the
south, or about one-fourteenth IN excess of
that levied in Central and Northern Cali
fornia. This fact is one of especial i'm
portance to be considered by the investor
and home-seeker.
Turning now to the liability Of prop
erty affected by mortgages, We find that of
Northern and Central California to be
fully 20 per cent. less than of the southern
section. Thus, in the forty-four counties of
the northern and central region the total
mortgage liability is placed at $50, l2l ,645,
while in the eight counties south it is
S., 917, 728. The average per cent. for the
first is thus 60 plus, while for the second
it is y plus. These figures speak for
themselves, and call for no extended COM
ment at this time hough capable of elab-
Grafton and many other valuable deduc-
tons.
Some other very interesting totals are
given by the official report, and some of
the legitimate conclusions to be drawn We
present. Thus, with 1915, 446700 as the
total valuation of all property in the State,
we find that the assessment Of railroad
property by the State Board Of Equaliza-
ton Exclusive of the local or county as
sessments) is s4S, o51, 100, or 5.s8 of the
whole amount Of property. Il, now, we
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-01
THE LOSSES OF 4 YEAR.

The year just closed has been marked by
the death of many distinguished people,
but not more so than many former years =;
in fact, it is probable that the notable
losses have aggregated less in mere num-
Der than either of the two years just prior
to 1886 Every annual sweep of the sickle
of Time must remove from the stage of
activity men who have made deep impress
upon national, scholastic and commercial
life, and the somber record of 1886 is one
exhibiting list of eminent and noteworthy
names
Just prior to the opening of the year
Spain suffered the loss of Serrano, who was
a chief political balance wheel in her sys-
TEN, and in our own country we laid the
Vice-President of the nation to rest--one
of the sternest and most loyal of partisans
and distinguished of Democrats. England
lost, about the same time that we buried
Professor Draper, the great Psychologist
Dr. Samuel Birch. Then followed with
the initial month the departure of the
Shakespearean student, Hudson, Of Cam
bridge, and week or so later ex-senator
Atchison, of Missouri, who enjoyed the
distinction OF having been for one day only
President of the United States. France
lost Baschet, the author, our army retired
list the venerable General Hunter, Massa-
chusetts the benefcent educator, DR.. Phil
brick, and the army service in the next
month the gallant soldier and patriot,
General Hancock. New York three days
later mourned Ex-Governor Horatio Sey-
mour. A week further on the great apos-
tie and evangelist of total abstinence, John
B. Cough, laid ifea weary burden down.
! California in March received from the ma
TONS capital the remains of her honored
adopted son. Senator General John F.
Miller. In the same week ex-senator
Chafee, of Colorado, died, and shortly
after medical science in New York lost
the distinguished investigator, Dr. Austin
Flint.
Germany suffered the loss of Dr.. Zunz,
the great Hebrew scholar, whose linguistic
researches and attainments have been Of
such vast benefit to his fellows in letters,
The venerable Oh. Trench, Archbishop Of
Dublin, and ex-Chief Secretary of ireland
William E Forster died in England, and
in Philadelphia ex-Minisser to England
John Welsh. The church in Missouri lost
Bishop Robertson, and New York and
Boston the eccentric and widely-known
hygienic reformer, DR.. Die Lewis. Gen
eral Durbin Wards death in May removed
from political life one of the foremost par
tisans and shrewdest political managers
Ohio ever had. The same month bears
the record of the death of Leopold Won
Ranke, the eminent German historian, at
the advanced age of Clone Of the most
remarkable men of letters, by the way, OF
any age. John Kelly, SO prominent in
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To-DAY's PAPER.

For very many years the REcoRD-UNIoN
has issued on the 1st of January a holiday
edition of many pages. and possessing
varied attractions. The number has al
ways been specially devoted to presenting
the trade claims of Sacramento and the
productive capacity Of the Sacramento
valley and foothiI region, with due space
given to choice literary matter statistics
of commerce, State finances, etc The
RECoRD-UNIoE in accordance with its
custom presents this morning holiday
edition, the larger portion of its space be-
ing devoted to matter expository Of the
climate, soil and production of the CEN
tral and northern section of California.
The interests OF all the State are equally
ours, but the regions mentioned have been
less persistently presented to the attention
of distant readers, and its topography,
productive capacity, climatic advantages
and general resources have not been so
well understood and appreciated abroad as
they should have been. The RECORD
UNION, therefore, devotes more than usual
space to statements of fact concerning
these matters. But our holiday number
viii be found in all other respects as we'll,
a thoroughly newsy journal, with all its
departments represented by valuable mat
ter Such a paper we are convinced viii
do very much to disseminate correct in
formation and to dissipate misconceptions
and false ideas concerning the central and
northern section, which at the East is
enormously associated by great numbers of
people with the rigors of an icy climate.
We submit the New Years REcoRD-UNIoN
with pride in its contents, and the sugges-
ton that cur people cannot do better than
augment its vide general circulation by
forwarding copies to friends at the East.
AN INVALUABLE EXPOsIToRY NAP,
The art of mapping to show other than
geographical lines, and to illustrate the
productive features of countries, isother-
NAL lines, classification of population, con-
dition Of the people, distribution Of wealth
and general natural features and condi-
tons, etc, is comparatively recent. It may
he said to have made at this time 4 close
approach to perfection, and has been ap-
piled not only to physical geography and
topographic exposition, but to quite all the
economic sciences, and to practical object
lesson teaching in the varied branches of
education, and to commercial, monetary
and other elueidation.
One of the most striking examples of
high attainment in this modern art is pre-
scented By the REooRD-UNIoE this morn
ing, and constitutes chief and effective
feature Of its holiday number, for which it
was specially prepared, after infinite pains
to make it as accurate and exhaustive as
the official plat from which it was drawn.
Obviously a change from the method Of
color illustration employed in the census
report was necessary, but as striking an
effect. and one as clearly distinctive, has
been secured, and for general purposes a
better method employed by the use Of va
ried shadings, while the great enlarge
ment from the original better adapts the
chart to popular uses.
The introduction Of this map into the
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privileged, and the richest State in all the
union of sovereign communities.
LAID OVER.

The editorial review of foreign events
for the year 1886, made in accordance with
the custom of this journal in its annual
holiday issues, though prepared, by
other demands upon our available space
to-day, is laid over, together with other
valuable matter intended for this issue
The delayed articles viii appear at an
early date
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-01
.SCALY, ITCHY SKIN
And All Itching and Scaly Skin
and Scalp Diseases Cured
by CutiCura.

PSORIASIS, Eczema. letter, Ringworm, Ii
chen, Pruritus, Scald Head, Milk Crust,
Dandrufi BARRIERS, Bakers GIocers' and Wash
erwoman's Itch, and every species of Itching,
Burning, Scaly, Pimply Humors of the Skin and
Scalp with Loss of Hair, are positively cured
by CUTIcURA, the great Skin cure, and CUTIcURA
CUuCURA KEsoLFENT, the new Blood Purifier
internally, when physicians and all other RENE
dies fail
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PSORIASIS. or sCALY sKIN.

l, John j. Case, D. D. g., having practiced
dentistry in this county for thirty-five years,
and being well known to thousands hereabouts,
have been for the past twelve years, testify
that the CUTICURA REMEDIES cured me of Psori-
asis or Scaly skin, in eight days, after the doc
tors with whom had consulted gave me no help
or announcement. JOHN J. CASE, d. d. 6.
NFXvrpN n I
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DISTRESSING ERU PTION.

Your CUT1cURA REMEDIES performed Won
derful cure last summer on one OF our custom
ers an old gentleman of seventy years of age,
who suffered with fearfully distressing eruI
ton on mis- head and face, and who had tried
all remedies and doctors TO no purpose.
J. +. SMITH & co.
TEX ARKANA. ARK.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-01

A MONSTER CHRISTMAS DIENER.-Speak'
ing OF big. dinners, the bill of fare for the
Christmas dinner at the National Home
for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at Dayton
Ohio affords some interesting figures. Il
was as follows: Oyster soup, 700 gallons
roast turkey, 300 pounds giblet dressing
80 gallons mashed potatoes, 81 bushels
cranberry sauce, gallons celery, 2Ot
dozen Lima beans, 800 pounds; pickles
30 gallons bread, 1000 pounds crackers
200 pounds butter, $50 pounds cheese
500 pounds mince pie, 200 pies coffee
100 gallons oranges, $50 dozen.
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II. z. Carpenter, Henderson, n Y, cured oil
Psoriasis or Leprosy of twenty years standing
by CUTICuRA REMEDIES. The most wonderful
cure on record. A dustpanful of scales fell from
him daily. Physicians and his friends thought
"a mi die
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ECzENA RAnICALLY CuREn.

For the radical cure of an obstinate case OF
Eczema of long standing, give entire CT, dit to
the CUTICURA REMEDIES.
E B. RICHARDSON, New Haven, Conn.
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GIVEN BY co. CA" OF SACRAMENTO.
" and Co. C." of Oakland at ATmory Hail,
TUESDAY EVENING, January 4, 1887. Tickets
admitting gentleman and ladies', 50 cents; hat
room free d29-IWned
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIE
~ COLU5A RAILROAD COMPANY and the
COLUSA AND LAKE RAILROAD COMPANY,
being railroad corporations organized under the
laws of the State of California, and having their
principal place of business in the town of Co
fusa, county of Colusa, and State of California,
have consolidated their capital, stock, debts,
property, assets and franchises in the manner
agreed upon by their respective Boards Of Di-
rectors, under the name of " THE COLUSA AND
LAKE RAILROAD COMPANY and that the
place where the principal business of the said
corporation. formed by said consolidation, is to
be transacted is the town of Colusa, in the
county sof Colusa and the State of California.
By order of the Board of Directors of the Co
lusa and Lake Railroad Company.
W P. HARRINGTON, President.
G. NJ BALIASTINE Secretary d16-islm
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-01

Wash hair brushes and combs in soft
water and liquid ammonia in the proper
ton of four teaspoonfuls Of liquid am
monia to one quart of water.
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Sold by all druggists. Price CUTIcuRA, 50
cents; REsoLyEET, 81; SOAP, 25 cents POTTER
DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co., Boston.
send for How to Cure Skin Diseases"
DEATITIFY the Complexion and Skin by
DLAO using the CUTICURA SOAP
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TICKET NO. l26
GRAND BALL AND DRILL,

UAs WON THE HAND PAINTED TABLE
II Scarf Holder VIII call with ticket at
1870 Fourth street and receive the same. ja1-1t*
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HAEFLE

NOR TWO ELEGANT MEERsCHAUM PIPES
G viii come Off at the Ale Vaults THIS (sat
urday) EVENING, January LIST. Only a few
tickets left. They can be had at the Ale Vaults
in1.1tA
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FURNISHED ROoMs-CLUEIE'S BLOCK,
L Eighth and K streets, northeast corner.
Nicely furnished sunny rooms, single or in
from the Depot pass the door every five minutes;
kept first class. MRS. GRICE, Proprietress. I'm
TITO .LET-ONE SUITE OF BAY WINDOW
] rooms. Also, Two Single Rooms. Apply
No SIS n street. la1-1W*
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MISCELLANEOUS.

PERSONAL---VERY.. Burns, late of 3Ist
( Regiment. n. I. Volunteers: Please call or
write me. at 1000 Fourth street. Sacramento,
Cal. ! have obtained your Captains certificate
VIII ca is the key to your pension. GEO. W.
JOHNSON, Attorney-st-l aw, successor to P. V.
Wise jal-ltS
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-01

Eva Ecbckal Lodge, no. I, o. X. s. b.,
will hold its regular monthly meeting NEXT
SUNDAY EVENING, January p 1887, at Pioneer
Hail. at o'clock. Fun attendance desired.
Installation OF officers. MRS. VI. LEVY, Pres.
LAURA BERCK, Secretary. ja1-1ts
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Lily of the Valley Lodge, No. II, D. of H,
a 0. L. W, will meet in Changers Hall, THIS
Saturday EVENING. at S O'clock, for install
lation OF officers. Members requested TO be
present. MAMIE CARAL0N, C. of H.
MAMIE ASH, Recorder iaI-lt*
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DT1sTPANFJT, OF SCALES,

TExARKANA, ARK.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-29

a different man from the one they
knew from reputation. The portraits
of him with which they were familiar,
whether drawn by pen or pencil, did
not denote him truly, There are fine,
noble lines of intellectually and feel
ing in his face which the portraits
have not given; he has characteristics
of the head and heart which have not
been shown by his portraits. After
seeing this mentally strong, bright
man, it is folly to talk of his having
achieved his present high position by
mere accident, chance or luck. He
achieved it by the possession and use
ofremarkable abilities, and his thought,
speech, manner, appearance all go to
prove it. His popularity in Philadel-
phia to-day is a thousand times great
er than it was a week ago. His praises
are in the mouth of those of wisest
censure, of those opposed to him po-
litically, whose respect and confidence
he won during his brief visit here by
the fine dignity and courtesy of his
manner, his strong fibrous intelligence,
his evidently sincerity of purpose and
patriotic spirit In view of his popu-
larity, it will not do for those who are
to select a leader to oppose him in the
Presidential campaign to make a mis-
take. They should understand, what
is to those who have seen Mr. Cleve-
land the most obvious truth, that he
will be a candidate hard to beat. 1t
will be best to recognize the fact early
so that opportunity may be taken adj
vantage of to shrewdly select his Re
publican opponent. TO be forewarned
in this case is to be forearmed.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-29

LABOR agitators viii find it well
worth their while to persue with care
the decision on the Conspiracy law
handed down by Justice Barrett Five
Knights of Labor holding official
positions were arrested for conspiracy
in causing a strike because one firm
refused to discharge workman who
declined to join his order, and in COM
polling another firm by threats of a
strike to discharge their foreman and
two other employees. The judge holds,
and makes the point exceedingly clear,
that the conspiracy was criminal be
cause no question of advancing or of
keeping up the rate of wages was in
yolved A peaceable strike to secure
either of these objects is all right, but
violence or a deliberate attempt to
improverish an outside workman is all
wrong. This is the law rs Judge Bar
rett lays it down; and it will strike
most people as good law.-Two Re
publics.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-29
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

! The following proclamation has
been issued by the President:
| The goodness and mercy of God
which have followed the American
people during the past year claim
their grateful recognition and hum.
BILE acknowledgement BY His Omni-
potent power He has protected us
from war and pestilence and from
every national calamity By his gra-
cious favor the earth has yielded gen
erous return to the labor of the hus-
bandman, and every path of honest
toll has led to comfort and content
ment. BY His loving kindness the
hearts of our people have replenished
with fraternal sentiment and patriotic
endeayor, and by His unerring guild
ance we have been directed on the
way to national prosperity. To the
end that we may testify our gratitude
for these blessings, |, Grover Cleveland
President of the United States, do
hereby designate Thurday the Oath
day of November next as the day of
Thanksgiving and prayer, to be OBJ
served by the people of the land. On
that day, let all secular work and en-
ployment be suspended, and let our
people assemble in their accustomed
places Of worship and with prayer and
songs OF praise, give thanks to our
Heavenly Father for all that he has
done for US, while we humbly implore
the forgiveness of our sins and the
continuance of His mercy. Let fami-
lies and kindred be reunited on that
day, and let their hearts, filed with
kindly cheer and affectionate remin.
iscences be turned in thankfulness to
the source of all their pleasure and
the Giyer of all that makes the day
glad and joyous And in the midst of
our pleasures and our happiness, let
us remember the poor, needy and un-
fortunate, and by our gifts of charity
and ready benevolences let us increase
the number Of those who with CRATE
full hearts shall join in our thanks
giving.
In witness whereof I have set my
hand and caused the seal of the Unit
ed States to be hereunto affixed.
Done at the City of Washington
this 18th day Of October, 1887, and
of the independence OF the United
States the 112th.
[SEAL.l GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President:
THoMAsF. BAYARD. Secetary of State.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-29

PICKLES SMITH had been wiping of
his chin and waiting for an opportu-
nifty to deliver great speech, and the
opening now presented was seized up
on to state that manufacturer of
stomach bitters had offered him 81 for
the privilege of making new brand.
"The Only Genuine Pickles Smith
Tonic" Before returning a decided
answer he had thought best to bring
the matter before the club.
"Brudder Smith, said the President
as he softly scratched the back of his
neck, / have no doubt dat you could
take dat at 81 an make good use of
it, but you will never see de cash. Nv
name am wanted fur a new town in
Kansas. Sir Isaac Walpole has been
offered $50 fur de use of his name on
a patent rat trap Giveadam Jones
could own mule if he would father
new brand of stove polish. Trustee
Pullback has been offered new suit
of clothes to put his name on hair
dye label, an | reckon dat moas all Of
us could sell out for mo or less. But
| has put my fut right down on such
nonsense. If manufacturers want to
palm off DER wares an compounds on
an inherent public let EN- 90 to men,
bers of Congress and Mayors of cities
wild pen in one ham an a ten dollar
bill in de oder, We mus maintain
our honor an integrity or de proceed
ings of dis club will sink to de level
of a session of Congress. Free Press
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-29

In letter addressed to Governor
Oglesby, one of the condemned Chi
eago Anarchists, Albert Parsons, pro
tests against the Communication of his
sentence from hanging to imprison-
ment for life He asserts his limo
cence of the charge under which he
has been condemned, and under no
circumstances will he accept commu-
tation to Imprisonment. With him it
is liberty or death. Parsons is very
plucky fellow, and will die game. His
bravery is worthy of a better cause.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-29

THE people, all over the country,
desire to see the charming MISTRESS
of the White House. At the age of
% she occupies position that would
naturally call for mistress of matu-
rer years But no lady ever filed the
high position more gracefully or with
more modesty and propriety. The
gallant old General Sherman, who led
the army through Georgia without an
extra heartbeat or the futter of a
nerve, was overcome when he met this
young lady, and in an ecstacy of de-
light remarked: "By George! If Pres
ident Cleveland hadn't married her, |
would that is, if didn't have wife
already" Times.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-29
Now Chat the western Union %

Now that the Western Union Com
pany have got all the wires in their
own hands, they announce a uniform
rate between points in the same State
of 20 cents for 10-word messages; east
of the Mississippi river. If the bloat-
ed monopoly will only extend the
same rate between points in the same
State or Territory west of the Missis-
sippi, it will be hailed as beneficent
benefactor; otherwise out here its CON
tinued existence will be regarded as
an outrage on American institutions
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-29

You have often heard the express
sion 'his mouth was affeetually stop
ped, well that's the way it is with the
opponents of President Cleveland
since he made his western and south
ern tour. Our Grover behaved so
nicely, spoke so sensibly so atfably
that nobody can find anything against
him. The truth is he 'dried them
up" and they now stand as ones dazed
with wonderment at the greatness of
the man, and the charms and beauty
of his wife frankie.